This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
The curriculum will focus on ordinary people's lives in China and current affairs and issues around the world. One topic is covered each week or every two weeks, focusing on:
* new phrases and expressions which are practiced during seminars to improve students understanding of the language and the embedded culture elements.
* formal and colloquial expressions will be introduced to help students to be able to confidently understand and convey information about themselves and their environment, and express their feelings and wishes, across the four linguistic skills.
* topics relevant to the modern world and contemporary Chinese society will be studied in depth to improve students’ language ability to account for and sustain views clearly by providing relevant explanations and arguments for and against particular points of view.
Total Contact Hours: 60
Total Private Study Hours: 240
Total Study Hours: 300
Main assessment methods
In Course Test, Speaking (max. 15 minutes) – 20%
Language Skills (Equivalent to 2,000 words) – 40%
Cultural research and Writing (1,000 Mandarin Chinese characters) – 40%
Reassessment methods
100% Coursework (Equivalent to 2,000 Mandarin Chinese Character)
The University is committed to ensuring that core reading materials are in accessible electronic format in line with the Kent Inclusive Practices. The most up to date reading list for each module can be found on the university's reading list pages: https://kent.rl.talis.com/index.html
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 demonstrate a familiarity with commonly used authentic/colloquial Mandarin Chinese phrases and expressions comparable to lower advanced level;
2 demonstrate a strong understanding of standard speech spoken at a normal rate and follow complex lines of argument on familiar topics.
3 demonstrate an understanding of the main points of TV news, current affairs programmes and short films in standard dialect on familiar topics;
4 communicate with a degree of fluency: take an active part in discussions in familiar contexts by providing relevant explanations and arguments to sustain views;
5 demonstrate a deep understanding of the life and multiple cultures of the target language countries.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 communicate complex ideas clearly;
2 demonstrate deep intercultural awareness and understanding.
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